Polly (porii) in Japanese

The name Polly in Japanese Katakana is ポリイ which in romaji is porii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Polly in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぽりい.

How do you write Polly in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Polly" is 波里 (はり), pronounced "ha-ri". The kanji means "wave" and "village".

The western meaning of the name "Polly" is derived from the Greek word for "small" or "tiny". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be 小梨 (Pī-ri). The Kanji characters mean "small" (小) and "pear" (梨).

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